Bounce Original vs Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bounce Original
Relive the classic Bounce Game experience with this mobile adaptation. Navigate challenging levels, collect rings, and avoid hazards. Compete with friends and enjoy HD graphics on your iPhone and iPad.
- 11 challenging levels
- Collect all rings
- Avoid dangerous thorns
- HD graphics
- Intuitive controls
- Friend score comparison
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For those of you who spent hundred of hours passing levels in classic oldschool Bounce Game, we made this one - Bounce Original. Enjoy 11 teeth-shattering levels, collect all rings and beware of dangerous thorns. Stay in touch with your friends and beat their scores. Most popular game - now on your iPhone and iPad! • Fantastic HD graphics • Original levels • Intuitive controls
Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)
Embark on an adventure to save the planet from being flattened by evil minions. Guide a rolling ball through 75 challenging levels, overcoming traps and defeating monsters. Experience physics-based gameplay with epic boss battles and a groovy soundtrack.
- 75 exciting levels
- Epic boss battles
- Tricky traps and monsters
- Exciting physics elements
- Groovy soundtrack
- Cloud support
- Controller support
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Red Alert! Evil minions want to squeeze the planet into a square shape. Who's got the balls to save the world ? Oh yeah, that's right! Red Ball to the rescue! Roll, jump and bounce through 75 exciting levels full of adventure. Make your way through tricky traps and defeat all monsters. Features: - All-New Red Ball Adventure - 75 Levels - Epic Boss Battles - Cloud Support - Exciting Physics Elements - Groovy Soundtrack - Controller Support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bounce Original at none against Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)'s shown. Bounce Original also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)'s advantage is ratings volume (93K vs 4.4K) and review sentiment (86% vs 72%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bounce Original sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bounce Original against 4.7 for Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported) has 93K ratings behind it against 4.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Bounce Original's written reviews are positive against 86% of Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)'s.
Bounce Original ships an update every 11 months, Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported) every 16 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Bounce Original | Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) | 4.7 (93K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | 85.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K | 93K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Baulin Roman | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG |
Customer experience
Bounce Original
Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)
User reviews
Bounce Original
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Nostalgic gameplay
- 👍 Faithful recreation of original
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💎 Great for challenging platforming
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches in certain levels
- 🔒 Locked levels require payment
- 🎮 Controls can be unresponsive at times
- 🔍 Incomplete level design in some cases
Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)
From 93K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 🤩 Nostalgic childhood game
- 👍 Fun and simple
- 🤗 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Colorful and creative
Room to improve
- 🔒 Pay to win elements
- ⏰ Too many ads
- 💤 Game gets boring after completion
- 🔋 Limited lives system
- 🐛 Glitchy controls and bugs
Bugs and requests
Bounce Original
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 10 missing a ring to get 3 stars
- Ball falls out of bounds on level 6
- Crashes and freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Option to remap controls
- Ability to save progress across sessions
Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels not saving progress
- Ads blocking gameplay
- Unresponsive controls
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and episodes
- Additional game modes and challenges
- Customizable skins and characters
- Improved level editor and sharing
- Leaderboards and multiplayer
In-app purchases
Bounce Original
- Remove AdsFree
- Unlock levels$1.99
- Add 3 Lives$1.99
Red Ball 4 (Ad Supported)
- Unlock full version$4.99
Questions
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